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Brian Luckhurst and the winning runs

February 4, 2020

Brian Luckhurst was born on Feb 5, 1939

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Lord Harris: cricket captain and more

February 3, 2020

Lord Harris was born on Feb 3, 1851

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Hugh Tayfield : The sublime off-spinner

January 29, 2020

Hugh Tayfield was born on Jan 30, 1929

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Denijs Morkel: A South African to play alongside coloured cricketers during segregation

January 25, 2020

Denijs Morkel was born on Jan 25, 1906

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Simon Taufel: The Greatest Umpire of Modern Times

January 20, 2020

Simon Taufel was born on Jan 21, 1971

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Frank Chester: The Greatest of Umpires

January 20, 2020

Frank Chester was born on Jan 20, 1895

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Arthur Mailey: Slow bowling is an art

January 3, 2020

Arthur Mailey was born on Jan 3, 1886

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Johnny Moyes: The first great Australian radio commentator

January 2, 2020

Johnny Moyes was born on Jan 2, 1893

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Gideon Haigh: Author of some of the best cricket books ever written

December 29, 2019

Gideon Haigh was born on Dec 29, 1965

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Syed Kirmani: The man who went on playing

December 29, 2019

Syed Kirmani was born on Dec 29, 1949

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Reg Sinfield: Just one Test but a rewarding life

December 24, 2019

Reg Sinfield was born on Dec 24, 1900

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Arthur Gilligan: Man of many shades

December 23, 2019

Arthur Gilligan was born on Dec 23, 1894

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Dilip Doshi: A look at his career across multiple teams

December 22, 2019

Dilip Doshi was born on Dec 22, 1947

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Don Neely: One of a kind

December 21, 2019

Don Neely was born on Dec 21, 1935

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Growing up on Hanif Mohammad

December 20, 2019

Hanif Mohammad was born on Dec 21, 1934

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Raj Singh Dungarpur: The King Maker

December 19, 2019

Raj Singh Dungarpur was born on December 19, 1935.

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Freddie Brown: Cricket Musketeer

December 16, 2019

Freddie Brown was born on Dec 16, 1910

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Lall Singh : India's first specialist fielder

December 16, 2019

Born December 16, 1909 at Kuala Lumpur, Lall Singh remains the only Malaysia-born Test cricketer.

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Maharaj of Cooch Behar: Rich tapestry of cricket and history

December 15, 2019

Maharaj of Cooch Behar was born on Dec 15, 1915

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John Nyren: The cricket writer of his time

December 15, 2019

John Nyren was born on Dec 15, 1764

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